Suspended in the Split Second

A performance by Screech Arts Actors Ensemble and Dance Troupe

Suspended in the Split Second

A performance by Screech Arts Actors Ensemble and Dance Troupe

Screech Arts Actors Ensemble return for the 2024 Anywhere Festival with their newest physical theatre piece, Suspended in the Split Second, with the Dance Troupe supporting this performance.

This thought-provoking performance dives into the exploration of fear, to guide the audience through a relatable and confronting journey. Drawing from their own personal experiences, the performers will explore the creation of fear, its various forms, and the impact of trauma, triggers and reactions. The performance coveys the message that with connection and support, we can face our fears together.

Suspended in the Split Second uses physical theatre, dance, poetry, and dialogue to explore the actors lived experiences of fear. Using this form of storytelling aims to resonate with the audience, prompting them to reflect on their own fears, experiences and ways to overcome them. Above all, it emphasizes the importance of connections in the pursuit to move through these difficult situations.

Audience members can expect a performance that is both relatable, and at times, unsettling through this exploration of fear. Through powerful storytelling and physical theatre, the Actors Ensemble bring to life these perhaps confronting stories of fear, using mature themes and strong language to enhance the authenticity of these lived experiences.

“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.”

Franklin D. Roosevelt

The performance aims to evoke a range of emotions from the audience, with the actors expressing themselves through their words, thoughts, and feelings by using their bodies, movements, facial expressions, sounds and technology to allow the audience to be a witness to the courageous artists sharing their stories of their exploration of fear.

Dale Gonelli, from the Actors Ensemble shares a moment from his scene in Suspended in the Split Second,

“My scenes is about when I was a little kid, and I would see a new baby, or even a toy getting ‘more love’ than me from someone else, and how that made me afraid that I would be forgotten or forced to share”.

Dale Gonelli

Actors Ensemble participant, Dylan Geary, has appreciated the opportunity to share his feelings through performance pieces, to be seen and heard.

Through Suspended in the Split Second Dylan hopes that the audience come prepared to slow down, to see, listen and observe in different ways

“The audience can see that communication comes in many forms. That connecting needs more than words’

Dylan Geary

Through their authentic storytelling and creative expressions, the Screech Arts Actors Ensemble invite the audience to join them on a transformative journey through the exploration of fear.